女大不中留 in English nu:3 da4 bu4 zhong1 liu2 Meaning

Meanings

• when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

nu:3 da4 bu4 zhong1 liu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

女nv3female 大da4big 不bu4(negative prefix) 中zhong1China 留liu2old variant of 留[liu2]